Combined wire stretcher and splicer



Sept. s, 1925.4 1,553,155 J. F. HUDNALL COMBINED WIRE STRETCHER vAND SPLICER Filed Feb. 18, 1925 Patented Sept. 8,v 1925.

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PATENT ortica aoYcE r.- HrrirmrLL,V .or Acnur.,- wn'sr VIRGINIA.

COMBINED `WIRE STRETCHB AND 'S'.PLICER.

Application filed February 18,- 1925:.v SeriaifNo. 10;()25L of YVest Virginia, have invented-certainnevi7 and; useful improvements in. a .Combined TWire' Stretcher: andi Splicer, of which i the. following is a 'specificaticm.

Thev present invention .appertains `:to a

combined Wire stretcherand splicer, 'and aimsl `topiovide ia idevice of simple structure which will be efficient` and reliable' :in connecting the brokenends of vvireasluchv for example, .as arei usedsfer'ftrolleys. The device is very easy toy operate, is strong and durable, and may be manufactured at an exceedingly lovv cost.

With the above and numerous other objects in view as Will appear as the description proceeds the invention resides in certain novel features of construction, and in the combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

ln the dravvingz-- Figure 1 is a side elevation of the deviceembodying the featuresV ofmy invention,

Figure 2 is a top plan view thereof, and

Figure 3 is a transverse section therethrough. I

Referring to the dravvingin detail it Will be seen that the body 1 of the device includes a relatively short compartment 2 and a relatively long compartment 3. A pair of screws or bolts 4 are threaded through the top of the. compartment 2 in order that a ivire may be held in engagement With this end of the body as is indicated in dotted lines in Figure l. The compartment 3 has the major portion of its top open except for the end as is shown at 5 through Which is threaded a bolt 6. The bottom of the compartment 3 has a portion 7 thereof extending parallel with thelongitudinal dimension of the body adjacent the outer end thereof and the other portion 8 slanted upwardly therefrom so that a Wire may be placed therein and extend through the top as is indicated to advantage by the dotted line showing in Figure 1. The sides of the body 1 adjacent the compartment 3 and over the bottom portion 7 are provided with diagonally arranged registering slots 10 in which is rotatably mounted a shaft 11 having a ratchet 12 formed on a portion thereof exteriorly disposed of the compartment 3 and 4eme,` inthe-'county of Kanafvvhaand State.-

adjacent ithiszratchet a head 13 with which may be easilyengaged a suitable tool such Wrench for rtunning-the shaft. In Vthe compartment); there is disposed on the shaft to turn therewith a` Wheel .A14 having diagonally curved teeth thereon. Apawl 15 is pivoted atl-6 adjacentthelower end ,of one-slot on one side vof thebodyfand is provided with a corrugatedlowver edge l'to provide a plurality of teeth for engaging the ratchet 12. f

This vpaWl-isheld in engagement With the.

ratchetby a -springlS mounted on the same sideof'thefbody las is mounted thepaWl.

`After one broken end ofthe` Wire as ish" indicated at 20 is engaged in the compartment 2 by the bolts 4, the other broken end of the Wire as indicated at 21 is 'drawn through the compartment 3 under the portion 5 and under the Wheel 14. The paWl 15 is then lifted and the shaft slid downwardly in the slots 10 until the Wheel 14 engages this end 21 of the Wire. A. tool such as a Wrench may then be engaged with the head 13 so as to turn the shaft 11 and the Wheel Will draw this end 21 of the Wire'further into the compartment 3 until the Wire has been stretched the desired extent. The slots 10 will Wedge the `Vvvheel into engagement with the end v21 o-f the Wire during the rotation of the shaft so as to prevent any slipping of the Wheel on this end of the Wire. When the Wire has been stretched to the desired extent the bolt 6 is tightened so as to hold, this end 21 in engagement with the body as long as desired. It Will be noted that the bottom 22 of the body 1 is rounded as is indicated to advantage in Figure 3 so that the trolley Wheel may easily pass over this device.

The construction, operation, and advantages of the invention should now be clearly understood Without a more detailed description. The present embodiment of the invention which I have described in detail has merely been given by Way of example but the same attains all the features of advantage enumerated as desirable in the statementV of the invention and the above description and in practice has been found most efficient. It is to be understood, of course, that numerous changes in the details of construction, in the dimensions, and in the combination and arrangement of parts maybe resorted to Without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention or Without sacrificing any of its advantages.

Having thus described my invention, What l claim as new is:

l'. A device of the class described including a body, means at one end of the body for engaging the same With the end of a Wire, the other end ot the body being provided with a compartment, the sides of said compartment pro-vided with diagonally arranged slots, a shaft journaled through said slots and provided With a ratchet and a head, a paw'l pivoted to one side of the compartment, a spring tor holding said paWl in engagement with the ratchet, a toothed Wheel meunted on the shaft Within the compartment, and means tor ho-lding the end of a wire after it has been pulled into the compartment by the Wheel and shaft all in the manner and tor the purpose specified,

A device of the class described including a body having a compartment at one end, and a compartment at the other end, bolts threaded into the first compartment for holding a Wire engaged therein, the bottom of said second compartment including a portion extending parallel with the longitudinal dimension or" the body and another portion slanting upwardly therefrom, the upper end of said compartment having an opening through which the end of a Wire situated in the second mentioned compartment may extend, the sides of said second mentioned compartment being pro-vided With diagonally arranged registering slots, a shaft extending through said slots and having a ratchet and head at one end exteriorly of the compartment, a Wheel on the shaft interiorly et' the compartment and provided with teeth, a. pawl p ivoted on o-ne side of the compartment adjacent the ratchet and provided With a corrugated edge for forming a plurality of teeth for engaging the ratchet, a spring pressing said pawl in engagement with the ratchet, and a bolt threaded through the second compartment.

In testimony whereof l afx my signature.

JOYCE F. HUDNALL. 

